Tag: demoiselles

  • 6th June 2024 – Eastville Park, Bristol

    6th June 2024 – Eastville Park, Bristol

    Back to real birds and other nature photos today.

    Grey wagtail

    We had a stroll around our local park this afternoon. We had hoped to see a tawny owl and a pair of owlets of which we had seen reports but, although everyone we met in the park had seen them, we were out of luck.

    Grey heron

    A very shy grey heron

    A young coot (whatever they are called)

    There were plenty of new arrivals such as ducklings, cygnets and goslings but they are all getting larger (or smaller in numbers where they have been predated!).

    The last of a brood of ducklings

    2 swans and five cygnets

    Canada geese and goslings

    The best of the birds was a little egret which a few years ago would have been a real rarity.

    Little egret

    Little egret

    Plenty of damselflies too and beautiful and banded demoiselles in abundance.

    Beautiful demoiselle
    Female beautiful demoiselle
    Large red damselfly

    Beautiful demoiselle

    Azure damselfly

    Beautiful demoiselle

    A very handsome lesser black-backed gull
    Little egret

    Canada goose

    Greylag/pink footed goose (escapee?)

    Magpie (and why not?)